JPOST:
US President Barack Obama said on Monday he will stand with Israel should Iran attack, whilst GOP candidate Mitt Romney added that he’ll stop a nuclear-capable Iran.
The presidential candidates debated in Lynn University, Florida, Monday for the third and final presidential debate, devoted to foreign policy, ahead of the November 6 elections.
Both candidates affirmed their friendship with Israel, with Obama stating: "Israel is a true friend, [our] greatest ally," and says the work the US did with respect to sanctions now "offers Iran a choice. They can take the diplomatic route and end their nuclear program or they will have to face a united world and a United States president, me, who said we're not going to take any options off the table."
Obama cited the upcoming joint US-Israel military exercise as evidence of the close relationship between Israel and the United States, stating the drill was evidence of the "strongest military cooperation in history."
US President Barack Obama said on Monday he will stand with Israel should Iran attack, whilst GOP candidate Mitt Romney added that he’ll stop a nuclear-capable Iran.
The presidential candidates debated in Lynn University, Florida, Monday for the third and final presidential debate, devoted to foreign policy, ahead of the November 6 elections.
Both candidates affirmed their friendship with Israel, with Obama stating: "Israel is a true friend, [our] greatest ally," and says the work the US did with respect to sanctions now "offers Iran a choice. They can take the diplomatic route and end their nuclear program or they will have to face a united world and a United States president, me, who said we're not going to take any options off the table."
Obama cited the upcoming joint US-Israel military exercise as evidence of the close relationship between Israel and the United States, stating the drill was evidence of the "strongest military cooperation in history."
